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Today is the Feast of the Conversion of Paul. Today’s weather will indicate how the year to come will turn out (so said Europeans in the 15-1600’s). Fair weather = good year. Windy = war. Cloudy = plague. Here in Athens, it’s cloudy with bursts of wind. Dagnabit.

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farm photo of the day

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From the Cameraphone:

Juniper's Finding Her Voice

Camera Test

Athens Locally Grown Mixed Bouquet

Athens Locally Grown Sunflower Bouquet

Hippity Hoppity

Athens Locally Grown How to contact us: Our Website: athens.locallygrown.net On Twitter: @athlocallygrown On Facebook: www.facebook.com/athenslocallygrown On Thursdays: Here’s a map. Market News If you got a Spring Break last week, I hope you had a good one! Me, I’ve got a regular 9-5, and stayed in town and enjoyed the quiet. That was nice. Spring officially starts this week, ... [Link]

Athens Locally Grown How to contact us: Our Website: athens.locallygrown.net On Twitter: @athlocallygrown On Facebook: www.facebook.com/athenslocallygrown On Thursdays: Here’s a map. Market News This week our town takes a collective pause, what with pretty much all of the schools in town at all levels taking spring break. I know many of you are leaving town for the week, and I ... [Link]

Athens Locally Grown How to contact us: Our Website: athens.locallygrown.net On Twitter: @athlocallygrown On Facebook: www.facebook.com/athenslocallygrown On Thursdays: Here’s a map. Market News Isn’t this weather wonderful? I spent some quality time out in the garden today, and was happy to see so many flowers in the strawberry patch. If mine are blooming, that means our growers ought to be ... [Link]

Athens Locally Grown How to contact us: Our Website: athens.locallygrown.net On Twitter: @athlocallygrown On Facebook: www.facebook.com/athenslocallygrown On Thursdays: Here’s a map. Market News It’s been a really beautiful last few days, nearly t-shirt and shorts weather, and that’s had me itching to get into the garden and get to work. My rental house has a nice area of raised beds ... [Link]

Athens Locally Grown How to contact us: Our Website: athens.locallygrown.net On Twitter: @athlocallygrown On Facebook: www.facebook.com/athenslocallygrown On Thursdays: Here’s a map. Market News It’s been a slow news week here, so I don’t have much to share with you. The weather is turning just right for all the spring veggies out in the fields, with a nice mix of sun, ... [Link]

Athens Locally Grown How to contact us: Our Website: athens.locallygrown.net On Twitter: @athlocallygrown On Facebook: www.facebook.com/athenslocallygrown On Thursdays: Here’s a map. Market News This week, I’d like to highlight a feature of the website that you may have missed. When we started filling orders paperlessly a several years ago, I revamped the “Order History” that you can view by looking ... [Link]

Athens Locally Grown How to contact us: Our Website: athens.locallygrown.net On Twitter: @athlocallygrown On Facebook: www.facebook.com/athenslocallygrown On Thursdays: Here’s a map. Market News By some calendars, spring is here! In Celtic tradition, this weekend marked Imbolc, the half-way point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox, and the beginning of spring. Some years, weather wouldn’t cooperate with this astronomical ... [Link]

Athens Locally Grown How to contact us: Our Website: athens.locallygrown.net On Twitter: @athlocallygrown On Facebook: www.facebook.com/athenslocallygrown On Thursdays: Here’s a map. Market News This rainy weather is really getting me in the mood to get out and garden. Not in the rain, no, but it’s the perfect weather for going through my favorite seed catalogs, organizing my tools, and getting ... [Link]

Athens Locally Grown How to contact us: Our Website: athens.locallygrown.net On Twitter: @athlocallygrown On Facebook: www.facebook.com/athenslocallygrown On Thursdays: Here’s a map. Market News I’ve just arrived home from a week in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where I served on the staff of the annual conference for the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group. It’s one of my favorite events, and this year we ... [Link]

Hello! Even though schools are closed and the early morning roads will be dicey, we will be open as scheduled tomorrow, from 4:30 to 8pm. By afternoon, the weather should be nice and balmy, and our volunteers will be ready and waiting. See you then! [Link]

Athens Locally Grown How to contact us: Our Website: athens.locallygrown.net On Twitter: @athlocallygrown On Facebook: www.facebook.com/athenslocallygrown On Thursdays: Here’s a map. Market News One note for the week, before I talk more about the gritty details behind ALG: This week I’ll be in Chattanooga, Tennessee for the annual conference of the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (SSAWG). About 1000 growers ... [Link]

Athens Locally Grown How to contact us: Our Website: athens.locallygrown.net On Twitter: @athlocallygrown On Facebook: www.facebook.com/athenslocallygrown On Thursdays: Here’s a map. Market News I’m devoting the newsletter these first few weeks of the year to documenting in detail just how ALG works. I’ll spend some time next week talking about how growers get allowed in the market, and what standards ... [Link]

Welcome to 2018, and another year of Athens Locally Grown! This will be our seventeenth year in operation (I had to double check to make sure I had that right) and we are looking forward to many more. Many of our growers are have slowed down for the winter, delivering every other week or otherwise reducing their availability. Many others, ... [Link]

Athens Locally Grown How to contact us: Our Website: athens.locallygrown.net On Twitter: @athlocallygrown On Facebook: www.facebook.com/athenslocallygrown On Thursdays: Here’s a map. Market News However you mark the poassing of the season, I hope this week has been a pleasant one for you. I’m the sort who likes to celebrate all the holidays that come around, because why not, but every ... [Link]

Athens Locally Grown How to contact us: Our Website: athens.locallygrown.net On Twitter: @athlocallygrown On Facebook: www.facebook.com/athenslocallygrown On Thursdays: Here’s a map. Market News Winter officially starts this week, and so the days will start getting longer once again. There are plenty of other holidays these next few weeks, of course, and Athens Locally Grown will remain open through all of ... [Link]

Athens Locally Grown How to contact us: Our Website: athens.locallygrown.net On Twitter: @athlocallygrown On Facebook: www.facebook.com/athenslocallygrown On Thursdays: Here’s a map. Market News Looks like the weather finally took a look at the calender and decided to give us something more fitting to the season. We’ve had several freezes now, and that will put an end to all of the ... [Link]

Athens Locally Grown How to contact us: Our Website: athens.locallygrown.net On Twitter: @athlocallygrown On Facebook: www.facebook.com/athenslocallygrown On Thursdays: Here’s a map. Market News The Athens Christmas parade will be held this Thursday night, and it will be impossible to get through downtown. Plan your travel accordingly! We do not open until 4:30, but we will start filling orders earlier if ... [Link]

Athens Locally Grown How to contact us: Our Website: athens.locallygrown.net On Twitter: @athlocallygrown On Facebook: www.facebook.com/athenslocallygrown On Thursdays: Here’s a map. Market News Hello again! I hope you all had a pleasant week, able to spend time with loved ones and having time to reflect on the things to be thankful for (even while fretting over the many things out ... [Link]

Hi there! This is just a reminder that Athens Locally Grown will be closed this week to allow us all to celebrate Thanksgiving. If you need a last minute item from our local farmers, Heirloom Cafe on Chase Street will be hosting a mini version of the Athens Farmers Market from 11-2 on Wednesday. If you’re still looking for inspiration ... [Link]

Athens Locally Grown How to contact us: Our Website: athens.locallygrown.net On Twitter: @athlocallygrown On Facebook: www.facebook.com/athenslocallygrown On Thursdays: Here’s a map. Market News Our Athens-area growers have so far avoided the first frost, and it looks like they’ll get yet another week at least. Some of them are still harvesting okra and peppers and such from the outdoor gardens, but ... [Link]